Manning and Reinvented Colts
Beat Bears in Soggy Super Bowl

In four playoff games, the Indianapolis Colts reinvented themselves -- a transformation culminating in the most-wondrous metamorphosis of all: into Super Bowl champs.

The Colts won 12 of 16 regular season games despite being outgained on the ground by an average of 62 yards per game. Yet in the playoffs, they became the ball hogs, outgaining all four opponents -- including three of the league's top six rushing defenses, and the league's three stingiest in points allowed -- by an average of 68 yards per game, and in each...